Title XI, EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

182.010. County library districts — petition — tax levy — notice — elections — election to increase levy. — 1. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor at the last election in any county, outside of the territory of all cities and towns in the cou…

182.015. County commission may establish library district without vote, when — tax levy, submitted how — dissolution of library district — change of boundaries, procedure. — 1. In addition to the provisions of section 182.010, the county commission of any county of the state may …

182.020. Levy and collection of tax — reconsideration of tax — increase in tax levy procedure, ballot form. — 1. If, from returns of the submission of the question, the majority of all the votes cast are in favor of establishing a county library district and for the tax for a fre…

182.030. Voters of municipal district may vote on establishing or inclusion in county district when — effect. — Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor at the last election in an existing municipal library district within the geographical boundar…

182.040. City may become part of county library district — procedure — effect. — After the establishment of a free county library district the legislative body of any incorporated city, town or village in the county which was excluded from the county library district because of t…

182.050. County library boards — appointment, qualification, removal, vacancies — nepotism forbidden. — For the purpose of carrying into effect sections 182.010 to 182.120, in case a county library district is established and a free county library authorized as provided in sectio…

182.060. Board to organize — rules and regulations — county librarian, appointment. — 1. The board of trustees, immediately after their appointment by the county governing body, shall meet and organize by the election of one of their number as president and one as treasurer and b…

182.070. General powers of district — seal. — The county library district, as a body corporate, by and through the county library board of trustees, may sue and be sued, complain and defend, and make and use a common seal, purchase or lease grounds, purchase, lease, occupy or ere…

182.073. Treasurer of board, custodian of funds, duties. — 1. The treasurer of the board of trustees of a county library district shall receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district from whatever source derived. All funds of the county library district deriv…

182.075. Bond requirement for treasurer, librarian and other employees — cost — librarian's duties, accounts and reports. — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and other employees as designated by the board, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, shall enter into…

182.080. Board may contract for library service — procedure. — The county library board of trustees may contract with the body having control of a public library for assistance in the operation of a free county library under such terms and conditions as may be stated in the contr…

182.100. Tax for library building, election — duration, rate — building fund — revenues paid to district, when. — 1. Whenever, in any county library district which has decided or shall hereafter decide to establish and maintain a free county library under the provisions of sectio…

182.105. Issuance of bonds for building — limits — maturity — election — tax to pay. — 1. The county library board in any county library district may provide for the purchase of ground and for the erection of public library buildings, and for the improvement of existing buildings…

182.110. Librarians required to attend meetings — expenses. — County librarians shall be required to attend state library meetings and district library institutes, the actual and necessary expenses incident thereto being a charge against the county library fund. ­­-------- (RSMo …

182.120. Services accessible to all residents of county. — The services of a free county library may be direct loan of books and other library materials, through branches, stations, or mobile units; but in all cases service shall be available to all residents of the county librar…

182.130. Certain areas excluded from county library districts (first class charter counties). — If, in any county of the first class having a charter form of government, any property located within the geographical boundaries of a county library district is now, or hereafter, inc…

182.140. Petition for library tax — rate — election — funds, management and disbursement — increase in rate, procedure — reconsideration. — 1. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor at the last election in any city petition the mayor, common cou…

182.143. Treasurer of board of trustees, duties. — 1. The treasurer of the board of trustees of a library district shall receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district from whatever source derived. All funds in the library district derived from local taxation…

182.145. Cities maintaining library prior to August 29, 1955, may levy tax for and maintain library. — Any incorporated city having lawfully established a free public library prior to the effective date of section 182.140, and having had at that time authority to levy and collect…

182.150. Election on tax to establish and maintain library, procedure — funds, management and disbursement (cities over 600,000). — 1. In cities of six hundred thousand inhabitants or over when one hundred voters of the city, or the library board of any free public library hereto…

182.170. Trustees, number, appointment. — When any city establishes and maintains a public library under sections 182.140 to 182.301, the mayor or other proper official of the city, with the approval of the legislative branch of the city government, shall proceed to appoint a lib…

182.180. Terms of office of trustees — removal. — The trustees shall hold office, one-third for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years from the first of July following their appointment, and at their first regular meeting shall cast lots for the respectiv…

182.190. Vacancies, how filled — three terms disqualifies — nepotism forbidden. — Vacancies in the board of trustees, occasioned by removals, resignations or otherwise, shall be reported to the proper official and be filled in like manner as original appointments, except that if …

182.200. Board, organization, powers, duties — funds, management and disbursement — exchange services. — 1. The trustees, immediately after appointment, shall meet and organize by the election of one of their number as president, and by the election of such other officers as they…

182.210. Annual report of librarian, contents, when submitted. — The librarian shall make, within eight weeks after the end of the fiscal year of the library, an annual report to the board of trustees, stating the condition of the library and its services on the last day of the f…

182.221. Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (cities 600,000 or more). — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and such other employees as the board may designate shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, enter into bond or bonds with a corp…

182.230. Library free to public subject to regulations. — Every library and reading room established under sections 182.140 to 182.301 shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city where located, always subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the lib…

182.240. Council may provide penalties for damage to property. — The governing body of the city may pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon the library or the grounds or other property thereof, and for injury to or failure …

182.260. Library building tax — duration, rate, election — funds, management and disbursement (cities 10,000 or over). — Whenever in any city which has decided or shall hereafter decide to establish and maintain a free public library under the provisions of sections 182.140 to 18…

182.270. Plans — contracts for library building (cities 10,000 or over). — When it has been determined at the election to provide for the erection of a free public library building, the board of trustees shall proceed to have plans and specifications of a public library building …

182.280. Board may sell lands, when — exceptions (cities 10,000 or over). — Whenever the board of trustees of any public library acquires a lot or tract of land, and the board determines that it is not judicious to erect the library building upon the lot, the board may sell or ex…

182.291. City-county library, how organized — board of trustees, duties — effect of merger on assets and liabilities — funds, how handled — budget required. — 1. After the establishment of a county library district as provided in section 182.010, the board of trustees of any city…

182.296. Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (city and county library). — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and such other employees as the board may designate shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, enter into bond or bonds with a cor…

182.301. City or city-county library may contract for cooperative service. — Any city library board or any city-county library board may contract for cooperative service with the body having control of a city library or school library or a county or other public library or any ot…

182.410. Directors — appointment — number — board to be bipartisan. — When any incorporated city containing over three hundred thousand inhabitants shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this chapter, the mayor of such city shall, wit…

182.420. Term of directors — removal. — Said directors shall hold office, one-third for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years, from the first of June following their appointment, and at their first regular meeting shall cast lots for their respective ter…

182.430. Vacancies, how filled — no compensation. — Vacancies in the board of directors, occasioned by removals, resignation or otherwise, shall be reported to the mayor, and be filled in like manner as original appointments, and no director shall receive compensation as such. ­­…

182.440. Duty of board — appointment of officers — powers. — 1. The directors shall be known and styled in their corporate name as the board of directors of the public library, and in such name may exercise the powers herein granted. 2. They shall, immediately after appointment, …

182.450. Board to make annual report — contents. — The said board of directors shall make, on or before the second Monday in June, an annual report to the mayor, stating the condition of their trust on the first day of May of that year, the various sums of money received from the…

182.460. City to provide penalties. — The said cities shall have power to pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon such library, or the grounds or other property thereof, and for injury to or failure to return any book belon…

182.480. Municipal library districts created in cities — property subject to taxation. — As of October 13, 1965, and any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, all of the area or territory included within the geographical boundaries of a city, including any area…

182.490. City library tax rate to be continued — construction of library laws. — The current library tax rate being levied in any city in which there shall be a municipal library district pursuant to the provisions hereof shall continue to be levied by or for the benefit of the m…

182.500. Excluded property subject to taxation for payment of bonded indebtedness — alternative. — All real property excluded from a county library district as provided in sections 182.130 and 182.480 shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of any bonded …

182.510. Law not to prevent merger of city and county district. — Nothing in sections 182.480 to 182.510 shall be construed so as to prevent the merger of the city library and the county library district as provided in section 182.040 or 182.291. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 312 § 6, A…

182.610. County library districts may consolidate, when. — Two or more county library districts having the same rate of taxation on assessed valuation of taxable property within each district may join in creating a consolidated public library district, which shall have the same r…

182.620. Consolidation — resolution — election — form of ballot — transfer of property. — 1. A consolidated public library district may be created by resolution, duly acted upon, by the governing boards of two or more county public library districts. After the districts have each…

182.630. Consolidated district is body corporate and a political subdivision — corporate powers. — A consolidated public library district is a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Missouri, and by and through its governing board of trustees may engage in and…

182.640. Board of trustees — how appointed, grounds for removal, vacancies how filled — librarian to be appointed. — 1. A consolidated public library district created under the provisions of sections 182.610 to 182.670 shall be governed by a board of trustees which shall consist …

182.645. Fiscal year — budget — treasurer custodian of funds. — 1. The fiscal year for each consolidated public library district shall be July first to June thirtieth unless otherwise set by the board of trustees, and each year the librarian shall submit to the board of trustees …

182.647. Bonds of employees — records and reports required. — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and other employees as designated by the board, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, shall enter into bond or bonds with a corporate surety to be approved by the b…